New Philadelphia, Ohio (Thursday, April 14, 2016) – ODOT District 11 and its contractors Shelly & Sands Inc. and The Shelly Company recently received Quality Asphalt Paving Awards from Flexible Pavements of Ohio (FPO) for projects completed last year.

District 11 and its contractor, Shelly & Sands Inc., from Rayland, Ohio, were recognized for the value and performance of last year’s work on State Route 7 from the village of Bridgeport to the city of Martins Ferry in Belmont County.

Additionally, a paving project on SR 211 and SR 800 in the city of Dover in Tuscarawas County completed last year by The Shelly Company, from Twinsburg, Ohio, won the same award.

Left to right:Jerome Juhasz and Bill Purk, The Shelly Company, and Jason Beranek, ODOT District 11

According to FPO’s Web site, www.flexiblepavements.org, each year at its Annual Meeting, FPO recognizes projects that demonstrate exceptional quality in asphalt pavement construction. These awards represent a diverse spectrum of pavement types from Ohio's interstate system with some of the highest traffic volumes in the nation, to low volume rural roadways, to airport runways, and commercial facilities.

“We have an outstanding team of engineers, inspectors and technicians working throughout the district, and I congratulate our crews and the crews from Shelly & Sands and The Shelly Company for their efforts to deliver successful projects that not only preserve our transportation network but also serve the traveling public well,” said ODOT District 11 Deputy Director Lloyd MacAdam.

###

The Ohio Department of Transportation maintains the state's largest man-made asset – the transportation system. ODOT's mission is to provide the safe and easy movement of people and goods from place to place. As a $2.8 billion per year enterprise, ODOT invests the bulk of its resources in system preservation through maintenance, construction and snow and ice operations.